Dr. James DeLaurier, an aeronautical engineer and professor emeritus at Canada’s University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies, fulfilled a lifelong dream July 9. He saw his manned, jet-powered, flapping-wing airplane – a full-scale ornithopter – actually fly. It was the culmination of a quest that he had pursued for more than 30 years. The […]
BD-5 Jet crashes near Ocean City, Maryland
A highly experienced 61-year-old pilot was killed June 27 when the BD-5J he was flying for classified military radar tests crashed and burned about 1,000 feet west of Ocean City Municipal Airport (OXB) in Maryland. The little jet has been mimicking cruise missiles for radar calibrations for about five years, often based at Easton, Maryland, […]
Students tour Florida’s Space Coast Regional Airport
Children from Suntree Petite Academy in Melbourne, Fla., got an insiders’ view of Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville earlier this month. Approximately 25 students ranging in age from 4 to 12 participated in the field trip. The visit gave the children the opportunity to learn how airports operate and how airplanes work. A highlight […]
Flying the A500
For Dr. Gerard Kenney of Franklin, Pa., flying to Sun ‘n Fun this year in his new Adam A500 wasn’t just fun — it was part of his required training. The gastroenterologist is one of the first customers to take delivery of the A500. A former Saratoga driver, Kenney uses the plane for both business […]
Learn the G1000 in the comfort of your home
Is a technologically advanced aircraft with a G1000 in your future? If so, you’re going to spend a lot of time learning how to use it. Wouldn’t you rather do it in the comfort of your own home where you don’t have to pay for Hobbs time? You can, with “The Complete G1000 Course” available […]
Catching up with the Javelin Jet
The Javelin, the two-place jet designed and manufactured by Aviation Technology Group Inc., eventually will be one of the fastest, most technologically advanced aircraft on the market – but the distance between the drawing board and the assembly line is taking time to cover. “We have an extremely conservative program because this is a high […]
Arlington Municipal Airport addes control tower
Pilots flying in and out of Arlington Municipal Airport (GKY) in Texas will have someone to talk to starting in August, when the airport’s new control tower goes into operation. The tower, which is 119 feet high, is centrally located on the west side of the airport. The 500-acre airport has been an uncontrolled field […]
NTSB releases final report on fatal Young Eagles crash
The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed was the probable cause of the crash of a Piper Cherokee that was taking part in an EAA Young Eagles rally in October 2005. Pilot David Hokanson, Kandyce Cowart, 14, and Brittany Boatright, 15, were killed shortly after takeoff from Snohomish […]
Second Fatal crash in six months for Washington cargo company
The NTSB and FAA are investigating the crash of a Piper Chieftain that went down in eastern Washington state July 10. The pilot, Josh Dierks, 27, who was the only person on board the aircraft, was killed. The aircraft belonged to Airpac Airlines, a cargo company based in Seattle. According to an FAA spokesperson, Dierks […]